The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, LaFayette has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes LaFayette a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, LaFayette doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in LaFayette with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.14% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in LaFayette in 2022 was $23,992, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,968 for a family of four. However, LaFayette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
LaFayette is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call LaFayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of LaFayette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in LaFayette include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in LaFayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
